Personal injuries can turn your life upside down, leaving you facing a months-long recovery process, financial devastation, and a challenging future. If you’ve been injured in Melrose-Mercy, our St. Petersburg personal injury lawyers want to help you get the compensation you’re entitled to.
If you would like to learn more, reach out to Lopez Accident Injury Attorneys by calling (727) 933-0015 or contacting us online for a free case evaluation.
How Our Melrose-Mercy Personal Injury Attorneys Can Help You Fight for Damages
Personal injuries can take a devastating toll on not only you, but the future of your whole family. A lowball settlement offer can leave you financially devastated, especially if your injuries mean you can never work again.
Our Melrose-Mercy personal injury lawyers are dedicated to making sure you get every penny you’re entitled to so you can build the best future for yourself and your family.
When you hire Lopez Accident Injury Attorneys, our lawyers can
- Assess your case to make sure it will hold up in a court of law
- Pull police reports and medical records, talk to witnesses, and call on expert witnesses to support your claim
- Carefully calculate every damage you’re owed to figure out exactly how much money you’re entitled to
- Send a demand letter to the insurance company requesting a full and fair settlement offer
- Negotiate out of court to get you an acceptable compensation offer
- Fight for you in court if the insurance company refuses to offer a fair settlement
Schedule a free consultation with us today to get St. Petersburg’s top-rated injury lawyers on your side.
The History of the Melrose-Mercy Neighborhood in St. Petersburg, FL
Melrose-Mercy takes its name from two important institutions: The Melrose Clubhouse and Mercy Hospital. Both of these businesses were important centers for St. Petersburg’s African American community, particularly during segregation.
The Melrose Clubhouse was initially founded as the Clubhouse for the City Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs. It also served as the YMCA between 1945 and 1964 – specifically the branch that was accessible for black citizens. In 1993, the building was designated a historic landmark.
Mercy Hospital served as the only primary healthcare facility for black citizens of St. Petersburg for more than forty years. From 1923 to 1966, the hospital served not only as a medical facility but also as the center of protests against segregation in the healthcare industry in St. Petersburg. It was declared a historic place in 1994.
These two historic landmarks define the Melrose-Mercy neighborhood. Once a center of African American culture in St. Petersburg, today, the neighborhood is a thriving community with convenient access to a variety of museums, churches, and historic attractions.
If you enjoy visiting museums, be sure to check out the Florida Holocaust Museum, the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, each located just east of Melrose-Mercy. You may also want to take the kids to the Great Explorations Children’s Museum. Take in some of St. Petersburg’s natural beauty at the Sunken Gardens, Vinoy Park, or St. Pete Pier.
The Pinellas County Clerk of Court is located just northeast of Melrose-Mercy, as is the Pinellas County Juvenile Court.
How To Get To Lopez Accident Injury Attorneys From Melrose-Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL
To get to our law office in St. Petersburg, FL, Follow these driving directions:
Via 5th Ave S and 8th St S
- Head north on 18th St S toward 9th Ave S, then turn right onto 9th Ave S
- Turn left onto 16th St S, and then turn right onto 5th Ave S
- Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto 8th St S before continuing onto Highland St N
- Turn right onto 7th Ave N. Our offices will be on your right just before you reach 7th St N
Via 16th St S
- Head north on 18th St S toward 9th Ave S and turn right onto 9th Ave S
- Turn left onto 16th St S, then turn right onto 4th Ave N
- Turn left onto 9th St N/Dr M.L.K. Jr St N, and then turn right onto 7th Ave N
- Our offices will be on your right just before you reach 7th St N
Via 16th St S and Burlington Ave
- Head north on 18th St S toward 9th Ave S, then turn right onto 9th Ave S
- Turn left onto 16th St S and then turn right onto Burlington Ave N
- Turn right onto 9th St N/Dr M.L.K. Jr St N before turning left at the 1st cross street onto 2nd Ave N
- Turn left onto 8th St N, then continue onto Highland St N
- Turn right onto 7th Ave N. Our offices will be on your right just before you reach 7th St N
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Our Personal Injury Law Firm’s Primary Practice Areas
Lopez handles all personal injury cases, including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, and more. Schedule a free consultation with us today to discuss your case.
Car Accidents
Car accidents can cause devastating injuries that may leave you out of work for months. You may find yourself facing a months-long recovery process, and some accident victims never return to their former level of function. If you’ve been hurt in a Melrose-Mercy car accident, our lawyers want to help you get the compensation you deserve.
Construction Accidents
Construction sites present a wide variety of dangers – falling objects, dangerous tools, and chemical burns, to name a few. If you’ve been injured on a construction site, you could be entitled to compensation. Our Melrose-Mercy personal injury lawyers can help you take on the insurance companies and get a fair settlement.
Motorcycle Accidents
Every year, Pinellas County suffers over 400 motorcycle accidents, 32 of which are fatal. Another 378 people get injured in these crashes. If you’ve been hurt in a motorcycle accident, Lopez can defend you from blame for the wreck and help you get the compensation you deserve.
Slip & Fall
Property owners in Florida are required to maintain their premises in a way that’s safe for visitors. If you slip and fall on someone’s property, you could be entitled to compensation for your injuries. Our Melrose-Mercy personal injury lawyers can help you gather evidence to support your case and fight for the settlement you deserve.
Truck Accidents
Semi trucks in Florida can weigh up to 80,000 pounds – about twenty times the weight of a normal car. Crashes with them tend to be incredibly devastating, causing terrible injuries. If you’ve been hurt in one of those accidents, Lopez will stand up to the insurance giants and the trucking companies to get you the compensation you’re owed.
Wrongful Death
No amount of money can bring back your loved one after a wrongful death, but a fair settlement can help you cover some of their final expenses. If you’ve lost a loved one, our personal injury lawyers can help you get justice and a fair settlement offer.
Damages Available in Melrose-Mercy Personal Injury Cases
There are three basic types of compensation you can get in a Melrose-Mercy personal injury case.
Economic damages pay you back for losses that carry an inherent financial value. Examples can include lost wages, loss of future earning potential, medical expenses, property damage, and so on.
Non-economic damages compensate you for losses that don’t come with a specific price tag. You may get non-economic damages for emotional trauma, mental anguish, pain and suffering, scarring and disfigurement, loss of companionship, loss of enjoyment, and more.
Punitive damages are a method of punishing a defendant who acted in a particularly awful way during the course of an accident. These damages are very rare to recover in personal injury cases since they come with a high burden of proof.
What Does It Cost to Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer in Pinellas County?
Often, personal injury victims find themselves facing a terrible financial burden after their accident. They may have a mounting pile of medical bills, and often, victims can’t work while they recover from their wounds – if they can ever return to work again. Spending money on a lawyer to help in their case may be completely out of the question.
The good news is that most personal injury lawyers are dedicated to making sure that their clients can get justice without taking on more of a financial burden. Personal injury attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, meaning they take their fee from a portion of the money they recover in your case. If they don’t recover any money for you, you may not have to pay them a dime.
Statute of Limitations in Florida Personal Injury Cases
Florida gives most accident victims two years to file a personal injury claim based on negligence. However, you may have more or less time depending on the facts of your case. For example, Injury claims not based on negligence typically have a four-year deadline. Claims against government entities typically require a notice of claim within months of the accident.
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation to learn more about the time limits in your case.
Schedule a free case evaluation with a Melrose-Mercy Personal Injury Lawyer
If you’ve been hurt in a Melrose-Mercy accident, the attorneys at Lopez Injury Law want to help. Schedule a free consultation with us today to start getting the compensation you deserve for your injuries.
Learn more about our office location. We serve in all neighborhoods throughout Pinellas County including:
- Historic Old Northeast – 33704
- Crescent Lake – 33701
- Downtown – 33701
- Grand Central District – 33711
- Historic Uptown – 33731
- Euclid St Paul’s – 33705
- Historic Kenwood – 33713
- North Kenwood – 33713
- Melrose-Mercy – 33712
- Thirteenth St Heights – 33705
- Historic Roser Park – 33701
- Greater Woodlawn – 33704
- Bartlett Park – 33705
- Allendale Terrace – 33704
- North East Park – 33703
- Ponce de Leon – 33713
- Warehouse Arts District – 33712
- United Central – 33713
- St. Pete Heights – 33713
- And more
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